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Driving and the Elderly

Assess an elderly person’s capacity for safe driving with or without driving restrictions

Driving and the Elderly
CPD 10.0 hours accredited learning
Learning format Self-paced online, start anytime
Recognition Digital badge upon completion

Overview

"Driving and the Elderly" is a comprehensive course designed to equip medical professionals with the tools and knowledge to assess the driving fitness of elderly patients. This course explores the delicate balance between maintaining independence and ensuring safety. Through practical strategies, case-based learning, and an exploration of resources, participants will learn to navigate complex assessments and support patients transitioning away from driving. Perfect for general practitioners, this program combines evidence-based insights with real-world application.

What you will learn

  • Recognise key clinical features and subtypes
  • Develop practical treatment plans using topical, systemic and procedural options
  • Identify triggers, patient factors and long-term management strategies
  • Apply evidence-based approaches in everyday clinical practice

Course contents

Meet your presenter

Assoc. Professor Debbie Kors

Assoc. Professor Debbie Kors

Course Chair

MBBS (first class honours)

General practitioner and GP supervisor

Associate Professor Debbie Kors is the founder and joint owner of a private teaching general practice in Port Macquarie, Australia. She works there as a general practitioner and GP supervisor of GP registrars and medical students.

A/Prof Kors is a passionate advocate for the profession of general practice. She is a Conjoint Associate Professor in Primary Health Care at the UNSW Rural Clinical School, Port Macquarie campus and has previously worked as a senior medical educator with North Coast GP Training. In 2010, she was nominated for and won the General Practice Education and Training GP Supervisor of the Year award.

A/Prof Kors holds a MBBS (first class honours), Fellowship of the RACGP, Masters of Family Medicine (clinical), Diploma of the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Graduate Diploma of Medical Education and a Certificate of Family Planning.

CPD hours

Education hours4.0
Reviewing performance hours6.0
Total CPD hours10.0

Accreditations

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Accreditation number: 942858 

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Accreditation number: 38189

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Our short courses provide focused, standalone learning. If you wish to deepen your expertise, you can stack them towards a broader certificate pathway.

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